The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
ARTICLE XIX PASSES THE HOUSE
THE SENATE PASSES A BILL 10 CHANCE THE LINE
BETWEEN PUTNAM AID MARION.
The white Normal School Located a; ocaIa-Ihe
CoIored at IalIahassee-rhe Pre-Requi-
site Bill Indefinitely Postponed-The
Senate Bill Incorporating the Flor
ida Fruit Exchange concurred
In by the House.

| TALLAHASSEE. MAY 2s.-1he Senate
| to-day, by resolution. fixed the time for
adjournment for June 3, at 10 O'Clock.
noon.
The following bills were passed by the
Senate: To amend the charter of the
Monticello and Georgia Railway: to
change the boundary line between Put,
nam and Marion Counties: to- amend the
law fixing the time for holding Circuit
Courts in The Fifth Circuit: to establish
Criminal Court in Orange County; to in
| corporate the Alabama Midland Railway;
| to authorize the town of Live Oak to
raise money for water works: to incorpO-
rate the Florida and Gulf Land Com
parry; to incorporate Woodlawn Gene
terry at McClenny.
| Nearly all the afternoon session was
devoted to the consideration of the Sen
ate Prerequisite Bill which, after ex-
tended debate, chiefly by Senators Nal
| Iory, Mann and Stevens, was indefinitely
postponed on motion of Senator Mallory
| by a vote of 16 to IA.
| The Governor by message, announced
| the signing of the following acts:
Making appropriations for East Florida
| Seminary: relating to the issuing of
marriage licenses and the record thereof;
| to amend Section II of an act to incor-
porata the Apaiachicola and Albany
| Railway. and grant certain lands to the
| same; to grant Gardiner Hardee and
others certain oyster privileges on Indian
and Banana Rivers.
In the House the resolution offered
yesterday by Mr.. Hicks, providing for
an index to the Journal, was adopted.
Mr.. Willie offered resolution provid-
ing, that as grave doubts existed as to
the legality of the passage of House Bill
No. 10, last night, while the doors of the
House were locked, and the Sergeant-at-
Arms was looking for absentees. CON-
mittee of three be appointed to investi-
gate the matter; which was ordered
spread upon the journal
The committee who visited the convict
camp made an elaborate report. exhibit
ing favorable condition of the camps
and the cOnvicts, and which will appear
at length in my next letter.
amendments to the bill incorporating the
Key of the Gulf Railroad and the bill in
cooperating the Florida Fruit Exchange.
The Senate Bill to locate the State
Normal Schools came up and was de
bated at considerable length. The com
mittee composed of the colored mem
bers of the House, nine in number. to
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power to report thereon, made two re-
ports; the majority report locating the
colored Normal School at Tallahassee
and the minority report locating it at
Gainesville. Both reports We're offered
as a substitute for the amendments
which We're previously offered, each To-
eating the school at different points, viz
Jacksonville and Ocala. The majority
| report was, after considerable debate,
| adopted, and the school located at TalIa-
hassee.
The location of the white Normal
School was also the subject of much dis
| agreement and dis cussion. 1t was finally
located at Ocala by a small majority.
| The House Bill to reimburse citizens
of Ocala for contributions to the East
Florida Seminary in 1852, was taken up
as special order but not finally dis
| posed of. The Senate Bill reducing the
amount of the proposed claim S14 900 To
Sj,400 will probably be considered with
the House Bill. 1t is the proposition of
those in charge of the bills that the es-
tablishment of the Normal School at
Ocala shall work as an extinguishing of
the claim for whatever amount may be
appropriated.
| A motion to reconsider the selection of
| Ocala was made which will come up to-
| morrow.
The Jacksonville Charter Bill passed
the House with little debate and only
| one amendment. offered by Mr.. Parker,
| providing that one half the cost of pave
| ments should be borne by the city and
one half by the abutting owners.
The following bills We're signed by the
| Speaker and Clerk: To divide the differ
ent counties of the State into Commits
sioners' Districts; to prevent the pollu-
| tion of the waters of Lake Louise and
other lakes and ponds in Putnam and
| Volusia counties.
The AppOrtionment Bill lost its
place ON the special calendar and was
again made a special order for Tuesday
night, IL O'Clock.
The House passed the bill providing
| for the establishment of new counties,
| and a memorial To Congress for au APP
preparation to pay the amount awarded
| to claimants in Florida under acts passed
under the treaty with Spain. of 1919.
Senate Bill No. 30. to provide for the
enforcement of Article XIX of the Con-
stitution, was the occasion of a short
skirmish between ultra temperance men.
who wanted the bill passed as i. came
from the Senate. and those who wanted
to amend SO as to allow manufacturers
of domestic wines to sell at retail their
own products. An effort was made to
indefinitely postpone but failed, and the
bill was passed by a vote of 80 to 81. a
motion was made to reconsider and tn
| lay the motion an To recon slider on the
table, which was agreed to and the bill
is law, if approved by the Governor.
CHoATE.
| Another Railroad Wreck.